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Announcement

Please sign up for a Final Exam slot at CBTF if you have not already done so.

Some of you now have expired smartPhysics access. Your work on smartPhysics will be saved there, so don't worry! The easiest way to deal with this: go to the physical bookstore and purchase a physical card with the code on it (if you order online they will ship you the code by mail, believe it or not, and it will take longer). Enter the code and then you will be good.

We will update this announcement with new information about the smartPhysics expiration fiasco as it comes up.

Welcome

Welcome to Phys 101! If you wake up feeling sick, do not come to class. Seek medical attention and request an EX grade.

For the first week:

The first week of classes, we will be delivering our course material via remote instruction.

For lecture we will have a synchronous lecture, provided in the welcome to physics 101 email.
For discussion you will have a zoom meeting. Link, or Meeting ID = 836 4435 9620 (passcode = phys101)

Important: You need to complete your first Prelecture and Checkpoint before the first lecture on Wednesday January 19.

Lecture

We will be using physical iclickers for participation and bonus points during lecture. You may use any version of the physical clicker (but not the phone app).

Recorded lectures will be available on the Mediaspace Phys101 channel.

Homework

You can access the content at https://smart.physics.illinois.edu/ and you have full access for the first two weeks free of charge. Sometime in the first two weeks you will need to pay for access by purchasing a code through the UIUC bookstore. Details of how to pay for access are available via pdf.

Discussion

Students must be on time and prepared for discussion.

You will upload your discussion problems to GradeScope for grading.
Students arriving more than 10 minutes late for discussion will receive a grade of 0% on the discussion group assignment of the day.
For each discussion section (including the first section) you must have your:
- Laptop or tablet
- Paper and writing utensils
- Calculator

Laboratory

Please review the required materials list to see what you need.

Students must be on time and prepared for labs. All but one lab sections take place in person in 4018 Campus Instructional Facility.

You will do a hands-on Pre-Lab activity using your IOLab device before every lab, guided by theFlipItPhysics Lab course you signed up for above. In your weekly lab section you will work in groups to design and understand experiments and experimental data, also using your IOLab device.
You will upload your lab reports to the gradebook by using this link.

Exams

See course schedule.
Review the exam information page for details
View Formula Sheet

Excused Absences

Please submit your excused absence no later than 12 business days from your absence via the Excused Absences application.
For more information regarding this course's excuses policy, please refer to the Attendance Policy page.

Registering After the First Day of Classes

If you registered after the first day of classes but before the 10th day of classes:

It is your responsibility to contact your lecturer and organize a plan for make-up work.
You must do this before the 8th week of classes.

Academic Integrity

All activities in this course, including documentation submitted for petition for an excused absence, are subject to the Academic Integrity rules as described in Article 1, Part 4, Academic Integrity, of the Student Code.